Beltrami County Opioid Settlement Steering Committee Seeking Community Member Beltrami County Public Health, as the Chief Strategists, are committed to preventing and reducing the negative impacts associated with opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, and overdose deaths. To determine how to prioritize use of these funds, Beltrami Health and Human services in collaboration with the Beltrami Sheriff's Office is seeking community involvement. This committee serves to prioritize use of settlement funds and the purpose is to advise/offer guidance on directing settlement funds across broad categories including prevention, criminal justice, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction. If you have a vested interest in joining this solution- based group, we would like to invite you to complete the Application of Interest. The application, directions, are listed below. Application Criteria: Community member, unrelated to an organization Directions: Please answer the following 6 questions. All Applications must be received i by September 8, 2023 Mail or deliver your application to: Amy Bowles C/O Beltrami County Public Health 616 America Ave. NW, Suite 330 Bemidji, MN 56601 1. Name and Contact information: 2. Years resided in Beltrami County 3. Why are you interested in being on the Beltrami County Opioid Settlement Steering Committee? What Skills, experience, and expertise will you bring to this group? 4. 5. How will you be an ambassador and advocate for this committee? 6. Are you able to fulfill the following obligations to remain engaged and an active member of the group? Team will meet in-person a minimum of 12 times per year, maintaining 80% attendance to remain a member. You need to have a commitment to prevent misuse, reduce harm, support criminal justice system, and identify treatment and recovery options related to the catastrophic effects the opioid epidemic has on communities for your application to be considered. BELTRAMI county Public Health Your Local Health Department Beltrami County Opioid Settlement Steering Committee Seeking Community Member Beltrami County Public Health , as the Chief Strategists , are committed to preventing and reducing the negative impacts associated with opioid misuse , opioid use disorder , and overdose deaths . To determine how to prioritize use of these funds , Beltrami Health and Human services in collaboration with the Beltrami Sheriff's Office is seeking community involvement . This committee serves to prioritize use of settlement funds and the purpose is to advise / offer guidance on directing settlement funds across broad categories including prevention , criminal justice , treatment , recovery , and harm reduction . If you have a vested interest in joining this solution based group , we would like to invite you to complete the Application of Interest . The application , directions , are listed below . Application Criteria : Community member , unrelated to an organization Directions : Please answer the following 6 questions . All Applications must be received i by September 8 , 2023 Mail or deliver your application to : Amy Bowles C / O Beltrami County Public Health 616 America Ave. NW , Suite 330 Bemidji , MN 56601 1. Name and Contact information : 2. Years resided in Beltrami County 3. Why are you interested in being on the Beltrami County Opioid Settlement Steering Committee ? What Skills , experience , and expertise will you bring to this group ? 4 . 5 . How will you be an ambassador and advocate for this committee ? 6 . Are you able to fulfill the following obligations to remain engaged and an active member of the group ? Team will meet in - person a minimum of 12 times per year , maintaining 80 % attendance to remain a member . You need to have a commitment to prevent misuse , reduce harm , support criminal justice system , and identify treatment and recovery options related to the catastrophic effects the opioid epidemic has on communities for your application to be considered . BELTRAMI county Public Health Your Local Health Department